Desert 1

Biome- Desert - American Southwest

Longitude: 111° 47.6'W Latitude: 34°1 8.5'N.

Seasonal Conditions: Dry, hot and arid.

Altitude: 4,100 ft (1,250 m)

Average annual precipitation: 10.47

Average temperature: 55.1 - 84.5 degrees
http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?az0415

Animals
	Bobcat (Lynx rufus)	They keep cool under the rocks during the day and hunt at night.
	Squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus)	More active in non-rainy season, hibernates from late August to early September.
	Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)	Lives in cacti and are foragers.
	Roadrunner
	Coyotes

Plants
	Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii)	Works well in gritty soil.
	Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)	Grow through summer thunder storms.
	Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi)	Perfect for the desert and pollinate by bats.
	Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)
	Fagonia laevis (California Fagonbush)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Organ-pipe-cactus.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguaro
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagonia_laevis
http://climateprogress.org/2009/07/05/interior-secretary-salazar-senator-harry-reid-blm-fast-track-100000-mw-solar-energy-western-lands/
http://digital-desert.com/wildlife/round-tailed-ground-squirrel.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Wren
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_marigold
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_hedgehog_cactus
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/73/62/55/arizona-desert-plants.jpg
http://www.zabid.com/images/zabid-sand-mountains-desert.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/3252486662_c72f4b7f75_o.jpg
http://www.succulent-plant.com/animals.html
http://www.marana.com/index.aspx?NID=675
http://blog.ltc.arizona.edu/azmasternaturalist/k_noxious_weeds/